So I assume that means the Jets are going to be trading a d-man in the next few hours as we don't really need anyone at that position right now.

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

Detroit ships out Mike Commodore to Tampa for a conditional 7th round pick.

Interesting deal, especially since the Wings just lost Ericsson for 4 weeks with a broken wrist. Commodore barely played at all, but, at the moment, it leaves the Wings with just 6 healthy NHL defensemen: Lidstrom-White-Stuart-Kronwall-Quincey-Kindl.

It's possible the Wings shipped out Commodore to clear up a roster spot for another movie.

__________________Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

Detroit ships out Mike Commodore to Tampa for a conditional 7th round pick.

Interesting deal, especially since the Wings just lost Ericsson for 4 weeks with a broken wrist. Commodore barely played at all, but, at the moment, it leaves the Wings with just 6 healthy NHL defensemen: Lidstrom-White-Stuart-Kronwall-Quincey-Kindl.

It's possible the Wings shipped out Commodore to clear up a roster spot for another movie.

This smells like a follow-up to the Quincey/Downey/1st Rounder from last week. Yzerman has no use for Commodore since the Lightning are not making the playoffs, so it looks like Holland wanted to get rid of Commodore and Yzerman helped him out....

Detroit ships out Mike Commodore to Tampa for a conditional 7th round pick.

Interesting deal, especially since the Wings just lost Ericsson for 4 weeks with a broken wrist. Commodore barely played at all, but, at the moment, it leaves the Wings with just 6 healthy NHL defensemen: Lidstrom-White-Stuart-Kronwall-Quincey-Kindl.

It's possible the Wings shipped out Commodore to clear up a roster spot for another movie.

I feel like some things might be adding up between the Jets and the Wings:

- Wings are rumoured to be after Mason
- Jets acquire a d-man despite already having lots of d-men
- Wings dump a d-man without any obvious spare d-men

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

Hmmm...not sure what to make of this deal. Gilbert has been a steady top pairing guy on a shitty team for a few years now. I mean, he's been playing with guys playing over their head but when playing with a healthy Whitney they were fantastic.

Playing more physical this year and still handling the puck like he can, he was our best d-man, by far. Interesting.

Schultz looks like a defensive only guy which is a little odd as it looks like we're giving up a top-4 all around, versatile guy for a one dimensional guy who would be a stretch to crack the top-4 on any team. He's a little cheaper but I think that's his only plus, at the moment. Oh, he's a good locker room guy, by all accounts, but I think Gilbert is as well.

Guess we'll see how it all shakes out but my guess is Jeff Petry's progress may have made Gilbert expendable (in the Oilers' eyes, at least) but I think you need as many puck movers back there as possible so it's a bit of head scratcher if you ask me.

I hope this is all tongue-in-cheek. The Wings have no need to trade for a goalie at this point, and why on earth would we ever trade Helm?

The theory isn't really tongue-in-cheek, radio here is mentioning Detroit as a suitor for Mason. The Helm thing is just me throwing out a Winnipeg native as being the type of player the Jets covet.

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

Pahlsson for two 4th rounders. Howson giving Garth Snow a run for league's worst GM.

2nd and 3rd 2013 picks for Oduya.

2nd and 3rd for Oduya seems like a pretty good return.

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

I like Gaustad, but a 1st round pick is a pretty steep price to pay for a 3rd line center who is a potential UFA.

He was a guy that Rangers fans really wanted for the stretch run/playoffs for his faceoff ability primarily. I think heading into last week, the price was thought to be something like a 3rd and a low level prospect.

Apparently chaper 14 in "running an NHL team into the ground for Dummies" is throw your star player under the bus after the trade deadline, when you failed to move him and it doesn't really matter for another few months. Good to know.

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

And what's with the Oilers just resuming where they left off 15 years ago and kicking us in the nuts again? God I hate that team!

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

Apparently chaper 14 in "running an NHL team into the ground for Dummies" is throw your star player under the bus after the trade deadline, when you failed to move him and it doesn't really matter for another few months. Good to know.

It was reported that the Rangers increased their offer for Nash to Dubinsky, Tim Erixon, 2011 1st rounder JT Miller, Christian Thomas, and a 2012 1st. Previously, Erixon was out of the deal, with 2010 1st rounder Dylan McIlrath in his place, and Miller was considered untouchable. Seems like nothing would get done while Sather refused to part with McDonagh or Del Zotto. Thankfully he held his ground. I was comfortable with the offered deal on Sunday, and if that modified one went through, I would have been so-so on it.

When you factor in the length of Nash's cap hit, I would really be surprised if Howson could do better than that offer. What he reportedly was demanding from San Jose was absurd.

Darned if I understand how they can leave the "C" on Nash at this point ... although when I look at their roster I'm not sure where else you'd put it either, Umberger I guess? (having looked at their A's)

Seems like a bad situation. I don't blame Nash for asking out, I don't blame mgmt for letting him take the bullet for doing so either.

__________________"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

__________________"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."